General History at Loyola University Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a general history school? To help you decide if Loyola University Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general history program.

Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 16,893 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General History section at the bottom of this page.

Loyola Chicago General History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General History
• Master’s Degree in General History

Loyola Chicago General History Rankings

The general history major at Loyola Chicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in general history. This is the #113 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General History Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general history majors at Loyola University Chicago.

Loyola Chicago General History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of general history bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical general history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at Loyola Chicago since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general history at Loyola Chicago are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a bachelor's in general history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Loyola Chicago General History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of general history master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a general history master's degree from Loyola Chicago, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the general history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a master's in general history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Public/Applied History

Careers That General History Grads May Go Into

A degree in general history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Loyola University Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
History Professors	780	$85,090
Historians	70	$64,050

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Amerique under License

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